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From Oberlin College to Goldman Sachs
May 16, 2024
Communications Staff
Anna Silverman ’22 has made a remarkable leap, from Oberlin to the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs. A political science major with an integrative concentration in education studies,...
Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024
May 13, 2024
Communications Staff
Annual reception held May 13 in Stull Recital Hall.
Meet Your 2024 Student Commencement Speaker
May 10, 2024
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Julia Maskin will represent the Class of 2024 as the student commencement speaker on May 27 at Tappan Square. Maskin’s Oberlin experience has been marked by her deep connections to student life...
Violinist Maya Irizarry Lambright to Solo with Oberlin Orchestra
May 9, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss '84
A winner of the 2023-24 Senior Concerto Competition, Lambright will open the program with Shulamit Ran's Violin Concerto. The second half of the program features the orchestra in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Peter Takács—A Half-Century Celebrated
May 4, 2024
Stephanie Manning ’23
This spring marks the official conclusion of Takács’ tenure, after an incredible 48 years of teaching. Many of his former students from around the world are set to convene for a celebratory concert in Warner Concert Hall on May 12
Pianist Jiongli Wang to Perform with Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
May 2, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
On Friday, May 3, the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra performs a program that will showcase Concerto Competition winner Jiongli Wang in Frédéric Chopin’s First Piano Concerto, as well as fourth-year composition student Cashel Day-Lewis in the premiere of his Black River Prelude commissioned by Oberlin Conservatory in honor of the Lorain County Bicentennial.
Oberlin Conservatory Presents Holocaust Remembrance Day Programs
May 1, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Programs on May 5 and 6 include talk by Holocaust survivor Carol Wilner, instruments from Violins of Hope, and performances by Conservatory faculty, students, and alumni.
Chemistry Professor Shuming Chen Receives $550,000 NSF Award
April 25, 2024
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Provided over five years, support fuels ongoing faculty-student research as well as education-access initiatives.
José Ramón Méndez Appointed to Piano Faculty at Oberlin
April 18, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin Conservatory is delighted to announce that pianist José Ramón Méndez will join the faculty as Associate Professor of Piano in the fall 2024 semester.
Oberlin No. 1 in Producing Peace Corps Volunteers
April 18, 2024
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More than 500 alumni have served since the agency’s founding in 1961.